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39168

ZIP 39168 is Taylorsville, Mississippi, mostly in Smith County; area codes 601 and 769; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Smith +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,270
Coordinates
31.8319, -89.4118
☼ Live from 39168 — Taylorsville, MS

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Where 39168 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 39168
  • 🔢 Type 39168 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgIGE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 39,168 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 17. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001100100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 39167 (Star, MS, 41 mi away) and 39169 (Tchula, MS, 107 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 39168 becomes 86193, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16839, 16938, 18936, 18963, 31698, 38619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96318 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,469 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯753 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 39168 and you would come out at 31.83°S, 90.59°E — 1,416 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 149.2 square miles of land, 39168 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 113 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,270This ZIP6,270
Households2,645This ZIP2,645
Housing units3,016This ZIP3,016
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Mississippi38.6US 38.9
Median household income$45,298This ZIP$45,298Mississippi$56,447US $80,734
Median home value$89,700This ZIP$89,700Mississippi$169,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$727This ZIP$727Mississippi$954US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density42.0 / sq miThis ZIP42.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees1,451This ZIP1,451
Annual payroll$86,048,000This ZIP$86,048,000
Tax returns filed2,550This ZIP2,550
Total adjusted gross income$122,903,000This ZIP$122,903,000

Land area

Land area149.17 sq miThis ZIP149.17 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Counties 39168 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Smith County 64.5%
Jones County 19.8%
Covington County 15.6%

Other place names in 39168

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ZIP codes near 39168

ZIPCityDistance
39116 Mize, MS 8.7 mi
39480 Soso, MS 10.4 mi
39481 Stringer, MS 10.5 mi
39422 Bay Springs, MS 12.1 mi
39460 Moss, MS 13.8 mi
39153 Raleigh, MS 15.4 mi
39428 Collins, MS 15.7 mi
39119 Mount Olive, MS 16.2 mi
39440 Laurel, MS 18.2 mi
39111 Magee, MS 18.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 39168?

39168 is in Taylorsville, Mississippi, in Smith County. Its published point location is 31.8319, -89.4118.

What county is 39168 in?

39168 spans 3 counties: Smith County, Jones County and Covington County. Most of it falls in Smith County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 39168?

Taylorsville uses area codes 601 and 769, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 39168 in?

39168 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 39168?

About 6,270 people live in ZIP code 39168, in 2,645 households, at 42.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 39168?

$45,298 a year, against $56,447 across Mississippi.

What ZIP codes are near 39168?

The closest are 39116 (8.7 mi), 39480 (10.4 mi), 39481 (10.5 mi), 39422 (12.1 mi) and 39460 (13.8 mi).

Is 39168 a PO Box ZIP code?

39168 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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